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A '''Prisoner of War''' (POW) is a [[soldier]] captured by an enemy [[military]] force during the course of [[war]], and held as a prisone], often for the purposes of interrogation, ransom, or for a trade in prisoners.<ref>Lewis, George C. and Mewha, John , History of prisoner of war utilization by the United States Army, 1776-1945; Dept. of the Army, 1955.</ref>

A '''Prisoner of War''' (POW) is a [[soldier]] captured by an enemy [[military]] force during the course of [[war]], and held as a prisoner, often for the purposes of interrogation, ransom, or for a trade in prisoners.<ref>Lewis, George C. and Mewha, John , History of prisoner of war utilization by the United States Army, 1776-1945; Dept. of the Army, 1955.</ref>

International agreements have attempted to prohibit mistreatment of POWs, but have been met with limited success due to lack of treaty ratification, [[paramilitary]] forces, and lack of treaty compliance.

International agreements have attempted to prohibit mistreatment of POWs, but have been met with limited success due to lack of treaty ratification, [[paramilitary]] forces, and lack of treaty compliance.

==Notable POWs==

==Notable POWs==

*[[Jeremiah Denton]]

*[[Jeremiah Denton]]

*[[Tom Greenway]]

*[[Tom Greenway]]

*[[Stanley Jaworski]]

*[[Stanley Jaworski]]

*[[Grady Kelley, Jr.]]

*[[Grady Kelley, Jr.]]

*[[John McCain]]

*[[John McCain]]

*[[John Rarick]]

*[[John Rarick]]

*[[Jean-Paul Sartre]]

*[[Jean-Paul Sartre]]

*[[Wilburn Snyder]]

*[[Wilburn Snyder]]

*[[James Stockdale]]

*[[James Stockdale]]

*[[William Stewart Walker]]

*[[William Stewart Walker]]

*[[D. C. Wimberly]]

*[[D. C. Wimberly]]